Photographing people, places and food! Eating and traveling on a budget. Life's a picnic, enjoy!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What the Heck? Call it a Cocktail!

We bought a watermelon and a Tuscan melon this week. I asked myself, 'What the heck am I going to do with all that melon?' I had just read a blog by Zoomie about a fun drink she consumed at a local upscale restaurant. That gave me this idea for using up the big old watermelon. I pureed the pulp with a bit of water in the blender and strained in through a sieve into a bowl. The watermelon juice was not as sweet as I wanted so I added some agave syrup. I squeezed the juice of a lime into the mixture to add a tart acid taste. It chilled in the refer for a couple hours and became a refreshing hot day summer beverage. Wonderful over ice! If you are inclined you could add your favorite alcohol and call it a cocktail.What the heck watermelon cocktail

If I may? You don't need to add any water when you blend the melon; it will keep more of the flavor/sweetness that way. I love the color of your creation and I know it had to be really refreshing.

Twice recently I've had melon combined with tomatoes -- something I wouldn't have thunk up myself. In both cases, the melon and maters were diced really fine (cantaloup in one mince, watermelon in another) and touched really lightly with a citrus, probably lime. One was served with scallop ceviche, the other as a salsa. Easy to save back a couple of hunks of melon to use another way.